Chapter 9

"Warrior." Cheng Yang muttered.

Li Wanshan nodded and said, "Then I'll become a warrior. It's just as I thought."

With that, Li Wanshan walked to the warrior statue and began the class change according to Cheng Yang's instructions. After a few moments, Li Wanshan appeared before Cheng Yang, holding a sword and a shield.

Name: Li Wanshan

Affiliation: Luofeng Village

Class: Warrior, Rank: Beginner Warrior Apprentice (0%)

Age: 39

Lifespan: 110 years

Health: 30

Mana: 20

Physical Attack: 4

Magic Attack: 1

Physical Defense: 2

Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1

Movement Speed: 1.1

Talents: 1. Every time a minor rank is advanced, health increases by 3%.

2. Every time a minor rank is advanced, the number of class change slots for the managed territory increases by 3%.

Skills: Spirit Infusion Level 1 (Basic warrior skill, gradually improves through practice. Skill level increases with class rank.)

Slash Level 1 (Gathers full-body energy to attack a target in front, causing 100% physical damage, no special effects. Consumes 2 mana points. Proficiency 0%.)

Equipment: Iron Sword: Symbol of a warrior, no additional attributes.

Wooden Shield: Can block enemy attacks, no additional attributes.

Another S-rank talent, which surprised Cheng Yang, was that one of Li Wanshan's talents was related to territory management. Its function was similar to a lord's talent, making him an administrative talent. Moreover, management talents had more flexibility than lord talents, as territory management talents did not necessarily have to be lords; as long as they were managers within the territory, their talents would be effective.

Without a doubt, Li Wanshan was a talent. Although this talent might have emerged because Cheng Yang had him change classes so early, it still made Cheng Yang consider fully recruiting him.

Li Wanshan also saw his attributes, but like Yu Kai and the others, he did not realize how powerful they were, as they found that everyone had two talents after changing classes, and all were 3%.

Cheng Yang did not explain this to them yet, as only greater pressure would make them progress faster in this world.

Afterward, Cheng Yang went back to the wall to kill the mutated beasts. Once he had enough spirit energy, he began to change the classes of the remaining people.

Since there were more monsters outside, Cheng Yang had to prioritize those with a tendency towards mage or archer classes. As for warriors or summoners, once they were tested, he had them wait on the side.

The subsequent class changes further confirmed Cheng Yang's suspicions. The talents activated by the workers and drivers were at least B-rank, and 90% were A-rank. No S-rank talents appeared again. Even so, this was a huge windfall that Cheng Yang had never imagined.

As long as he could make these people fully loyal, his Luofeng Village would have its initial core. Cheng Yang was very confident about this. Once they truly experienced the cruelty of this world, they would naturally understand the advantages of Luofeng Village.

The only thing that made Cheng Yang a bit depressed was that no one else had a territory management talent, which seemed to be very rare.

By the time everyone had completed their class changes, nearly half an hour had passed. The reason they could gather spirit energy so quickly was largely due to the territory automatically reclaiming the spirit energy that Yu Kai and the others had obtained, as these were the amounts they owed from their class changes.

At this moment, in addition to Yu Kai and the others who had changed classes earlier, Cheng Yang now had eight warriors, five mages, six archers, and four summoners under his command.

Cheng Yang then said, "Now that we have completed our class changes, to further train your cooperation, I will open the four gates and have everyone go to the gate to kill the mutated beasts... Now I will assign tasks."

At this point, Cheng Yang looked at Boss Li and said, "Our base has four gates, and we will divide into four groups to guard each entrance. Boss Li, your class is warrior. Choose one warrior and one mage to guard the south gate with me. Old Yu, choose seven brothers to guard the east gate. Old Niu, take seven brothers to guard the west gate. Rat, you take the remaining eight to guard the north gate. Pay attention to the balance of classes. Finally, I hope you all be careful. This is not a game; if you die, you can't come back to life."

A strange look flashed across Boss Li's face. Although the personnel distribution seemed normal, as a seasoned businessman, he could see something unusual. Clearly, Cheng Yang did not trust him yet. This arrangement was likely to weaken his influence, as the people he brought were more numerous than Cheng Yang's group and were more familiar with him. Although they were not his subordinates, they were the ones who mostly handled transportation and moving for his timber business.

However, he was not very concerned, as he had no other intentions. His only thought now was how to survive and then return to Xiangcheng to save his family. Clearly, Cheng Yang was the most likely person to help him survive, so how could he have any ulterior motives?

Boss Li's guess was not wrong. Cheng Yang's arrangement indeed had such intentions. In the face of the disaster, Cheng Yang relied on his foresight to initially control this group. But this was based on their fear of the unknown. Once they realized the situation, and Boss Li rallied them, there might be trouble.

Of course, Cheng Yang could rely on his control over Luofeng Village to strip them of their abilities, but he did not want to go that far. So he needed to divide them and gradually build enough authority among them. Once they recognized him, he could then tell them that he had the power to strip their abilities, and they would not be too resistant, making future use of this power more reassuring.

As for why Cheng Yang put Boss Li in his group, it was to show his powerful strength and leave a deep impression.

Afterward, Cheng Yang briefly explained the combat techniques for each class when facing mutated beasts to Yu Kai and the others.

These techniques were summarized through the blood and lives of humans, making them extremely valuable. The people in Xiangcheng would not have been able to summarize these experiences in a few months. From this perspective, Yu Kai and the others were undoubtedly very lucky.

Once everyone had memorized these techniques, Cheng Yang had them go to their respective defense positions, and the gates were quickly opened under his control.

These four walls were all built from thick logs, making them very sturdy. The five points of defense made Cheng Yang not worry about the mutated creatures breaking through the walls.

Suddenly, a white light flashed about fifty meters in front of Cheng Yang, and then they saw a strange creature appear out of nowhere. The creature stood on two legs, resembling a gorilla, but with a greenish body, making it look very ugly. However, no one underestimated this creature, which was only about 1.5 meters tall, because it held a weapon, something like a pitchfork.

This monster had appeared before, and in large numbers, but Cheng Yang had not explained it then.

"This is a Green-skinned Monkey, a low-level monster with about 30 health. I'll handle this one; you watch closely," Cheng Yang said calmly.

Although Li Wanshan and the others had seen Cheng Yang and his group kill about twenty mutated creatures from a relatively safe position on the wall, now that they were on the same level as the mutated beasts, they were indeed a bit nervous. However, Cheng Yang's words gave them some reassurance.

Less than two seconds after the monster appeared, it charged toward Cheng Yang and the others, moving as fast as an adult sprinting in a 100-meter dash.

In an instant, the monster had closed the distance to thirty meters. Cheng Yang raised his wooden staff. Under his mental control, a fist-sized white light ball quickly formed at the tip of the staff. Once it was formed, it detached from the staff and shot toward the monster at a speed comparable to a bullet.

"Bang..." A sound like a leather being struck, and the monster was knocked back two steps, its green skin on the chest torn open, and a light blue liquid flowed out. After being hit, the monster let out a cry like a baby and continued to charge.

Immediately, two more magic missiles shot out, hitting the Green-skinned Monkey and knocking it to the ground. Although it tried to struggle to its feet, it ultimately failed.

A second later, Cheng Yang shot another magic missile, ending the creature's life.

As the Green-skinned Monkey died, a faint light point escaped from its body and quickly merged into Cheng Yang's body.

"Yay..." Boss Li and the others jumped with joy. The appearance of the monster had put them under great pressure. When they saw Cheng Yang easily take it down with four magic missiles, their pressure instantly disappeared.

However, Boss Li keenly noticed a detail. Cheng Yang had only used four magic missiles to kill the Green-skinned Monkey. If, as Cheng Yang said, the Green-skinned Monkey's attributes were similar to a Beginner Warrior Apprentice, then Cheng Yang's magic attack should have been at least 9 points.

Being a warrior himself, Boss Li knew the attributes of a Beginner Warrior Apprentice.

If Cheng Yang had fully utilized his attack power each time, he would have inflicted at least 8 points of damage to the Green-skinned Monkey, considering the one point of magic defense the monkey had. Therefore, Cheng Yang's magic attack must have been at least 9 points, possibly even 10 points.

Li Wanshan had heard from others that a Beginner Mage Apprentice's magic attack was only 5 points. The only explanation was that Cheng Yang was no longer a Beginner Mage Apprentice.

Although Li Wanshan guessed this possibility, he did not feel jealous. After all, they were on the same boat, and the stronger his companion, the safer they all were.

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